Xiao Qin pondered for a moment and said, "This matter... we need to inform the boss."

"We absolutely have to tell him," Ma Long, though straightforward, isn't lacking in intelligence.

"Without the boss backing us, trying to extract such a large sum of money from the Security Team won't be easy."

The security officer tied up on the ground turned pale at this, his eyes filled with despair.

The security officer had a decent gray income, but not much in large amounts, which is why Qu Jianlei was considered a fat sheep.

Thinking about the materials the other party reported missing, he felt a suicidal urge.

What's even more infuriating is that the other party admitted to exaggerating the numbers.

However, the most despairing part is that they dared to speak up because they were determined to get it!

Why was I so blind to think I could take on this guy?

A group of people were taken to the Inspection Bureau, with three Modified Warriors from the Earth Room assisting, starting the interrogations one by one.

Qu Jianlei also came along, carrying a large backpack. With the wealth already exposed, he had no choice but to carry it on his back.

He planned to stay at a hotel at night, but during the day, he definitely needed to be at the Inspection Bureau.

Others were stepping up for his sake, still investigating the case, so if he went directly to the hotel, what would that make him?

However, he didn't inquire about the case, just stayed in a room with few people, casually flipping through books.

This was an office of Modified Warriors, with two people handling paperwork, occasionally sneaking glances at him but not daring to ask much.

They heard that the room had recently listed an adviser, but although he was a nominal adviser, he was an Ultimate Warrior.

After reading for a while, Jamaari appeared, curiously asking, "Why aren't you questioning the case?"

Qu Jianlei answered honestly, "It's my own case... I should probably avoid it, right?"

"Avoid it..." The Inspector looked at him thoughtfully, then nodded slightly, "Alright, continue reading."

Though his heart wasn't calm, in Central City they usually didn't concern themselves with 'avoidance,' but in some places, such notions existed.

So this Jian Lei, his background must not be simple, which also confirmed the Inspector's suspicions.

Xiao Qin's display of dominance earlier was actually influenced by his instructions, hoping to entice Jian Lei to willingly integrate into the Inspection Bureau.

The outcome of this tactic wasn't particularly effective, and now the Inspector wasn't in a hurry to recruit him.

Not long after, news came from Ma Long: these thugs were indeed colluding with the security officers.

This wasn't exactly surprising, and Qu Jianlei wasn't shocked, as most places on Blue Star operated this way too.

He once heard from a friend in the Arrest Room over dinner that the gray areas are tough to eliminate completely.

The existence of the underworld has its own logic and rules.

If all the involved people were dealt with, it would create a vacuum, prompting another group to fill the gap.

It's more dependable to work with acquaintances, so the connection between them was perfectly normal.

What concerned Qu Jianlei was, "Was the power outage at my home also their doing?"

The thugs, once caught, realized they had hit a major snag this time and naturally tried every means to blame others to evade responsibility.

One of them said, we acted against Jian Lei because of the security officer's instructions!

They said that Jian Lei had just gotten his identity in Central City, a typical case of money being easy to extort, which is why we targeted him.

If they hadn't hinted at it, how could we have known that this person was new?

Alright, if that's not enough evidence... the security officer informed us yesterday that the area would have a power outage early this morning.

In Central City, even the most active social groups couldn't really influence the power grid company.

The company has deep roots, able to dispatch five or six Ultimate Warriors at any time, but among those mingling in society, there are only a few Ultimate Warriors in total?

Only the official Security Team could use certain titles to make the power grid company temporarily cut off power.

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